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Authors, American -- Kansas

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Records:

Corrected manuscript of Persian Adventure, published by Alfred A. Knopf.

 Collection — Volume 1
Call Number: RH MS 126
Overview

Carbon typescript with handwritten corrections, lacking chapter 17

Dates: August 2, 1953

James Irwin Wolfe papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 70
Overview

The James Irwin Wolfe Collection contains personal correspondence of Wolfe's, correspondence relating to the Ozark Trails Association, and some legal materials relating to his law practice. The collection also contains manuscript copies of two poems and "Why is a Bachelor?", a lecture written by Wolfe for the Ohio Chautauqua in Waverly, Kansas in 1905.

Dates: 1839 - 1937

Kate Warthen Searcy papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 34
Overview

Kate (Warthen) Searcy was an early homesteader in western Kansas, in addition to being a schoolteacher, author, and newspaper editor. This collection includes her family correspondence and some records related to her career, as well as photographs and other personal materials.

Dates: 1853-1953 (bulk 1882-1926)

Walter Thomas Bezzi papers

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 1552
Overview

This collection consists of several journals owned by Walter Thomas Bezzi, late 20th century author and magazine editor who lived in Wichita, Kansas and California. The collection also includes correspondence, manuscript drafts of many of his works, and some personal papers.

Dates: 1971 - 1995